So, I counted up my birthday and Christmas monies and made a decision to buy clothes,eyes, and wigs for my beauties instead of buying a new one. It was kind of tough, but needed to be done. I’m just waiting to find out if I can do a group order to lower the shipping costs before I go ahead and order the last outfits. Unfortunately, even if you order just one dress, the shipping from overseas costs $20-$50, so doll people pull together and make big orders and split this cost. I just need to find people who want the same companies as me.
In other news, I decided to get a bit more serious about my goal of becoming a fantasy novelist. To that end, I’ve decided to read a bunch of random fantasy novels (for research in my genre) and classics (because those are the best books there are, and can best teach me how to be a great writer). The idea is to take notes as I go along, either to mark a passage I liked, or a passage I disliked, and why. Also to copy quotes, because I horde quotes from literature and songs for some reason. I also want to go back and reread the literature I own, which is no small task in itself.
My first book will be Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, followed by a random fantasy book I picked up (more details when I get into it). Well, actually, I’ll probably finish the book I’m rereading for the bajillionth time first.
I may also start doing writing exercises, but I’ll stop/not post them if they’re boring :/
In other other news, I’ve recently picked up my old Oblivion file. I gave up the game in frustration when it pwned me in my first trip to Oblivion years ago. I have matured since then, and learned to swallow my pride, which I did in no small way by turning the game to easy mode. Oh well! At least I can play it now.
If anyone has any favorite fantasy novels and/or classics, let me know and I’ll read them!
~Jen
What sort of writing exercises are you thinking about doing?
I tend to do a lot of train of thought/free writing on my own blog, and it’s very relaxing. I also love reading other peoples’ exercises. I find that people tend to speak with less restriction during exercises, exposing real emotions that may not show themselves during structured, well-thought out pieces.
Sorry I didn’t reply sooner, I tend to forget about the blog if I’m not doing a post >__<
I have no idea. I was thinking of free writing too. Unfortunately I can’t do that unless I’m alone; any sound distracts me. So I should be able to start them now that I’m back at my own apartment during the week. I can’t wait to start them. Hopefully it works well and is interesting… I’ll look forward to your feedback!
PS: I can’t figure out how to post replies on your blog!!! TT___TT *is bad at the internet*
Well, just click on the “0 comments” label under the post you want to reply on (because, let’s be honest, that’s what most of them say), and then you can leave your comment and sign a name. If you have a google account, you can just log in with that and it will automatically assign your name to the comment.
And, in that case, I shall try to leave thoughtful feedback.